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Bangladesh Polls Feb: NCP Fields Just 3 Women Candidates

Bangladesh Polls Feb: NCP Fields Just 3 Women Candidates
Bangladesh Polls Feb: Bangladesh's 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections on February 12, 2026-first since Sheikh Hasina's ouster-will contest all 300 general seats plus 50 reserved women's seats the next day, alongside a July Charter referendum; the National Citizen Party (NCP), born from 2024 student uprising, nominated 44 candidates (just 3 women) amid 1,842 total valid aspirants after invalidating 723, while BNP eyes dominance without banned Awami League.